crap out

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crap out

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From die-rolling in the game craps.

verb craps out · crapping out · crapped out

intransitive To lose a game of craps by rolling a seven.
Similar: seven out
intransitive, slang To abandon an endeavour or project; to back down. He crapped out as soon as he was challenged.
intransitive, of a machine To fail; to stop working. Darn, my car crapped out.
Similar: break down
intransitive, slang To blunder; to fail massively. The team crapped out in the second half.
intransitive, slang To die; to collapse; to fall asleep. The old man crapped out.
US, intransitive, slang To idle or mess around. So, recruits fought sleep and slept in the hot classrooms while DIs caught up on their sleep by crapping out on their duty rack in full uniform.
derogatory, intransitive, slang, transitive, vulgar To give birth.
Similar: shit out

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@misc{crap_out_2026,
  title = {crap out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crap%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}